Working Time Regulations – Employment Rights New Case Ruling: Employment Status Glasgow City Council v Johnstone & Anor The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) have found that two Foster Carers are…
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Redundancy Consultation Deciding the threshold for when collective consultation is triggered: Case UQ v Marclean Technologies SLU looks at when the threshold exists for when collective redundancy consultation is triggered….
Marital Status Discrimination Bacon v Advanced Fire Solutions Ltd and Ellis: Less favourable treatment after announcing divorce was marital status discrimination Mrs Bacon’s husband joined the organisation after Mrs Bacon,…
As each new lockdown comes around and employees everywhere feel the pain of isolation, the role of business owners becomes more and more difficult. From deteriorating mental health to the complications…
Unfair Dismissal Chemcem Scotland Ltd v Ure: Unfair Dismissal? This is a case looking at whether an employee’s failure to return to work after maternity leave was a constructive unfair…
Religious Belief Discrimination Mrs. K Higgs vs Farmor’s School: Employer successfully defends Religious Belief Discrimination claim Mrs. K Higgs, employed in a school, was dismissed for having posted on her…
Pregnancy Discrimination Ms K Wright vs Coupland Cavendish Ltd Ms K Wright was employed as an administrator and was dismissed after one week of employment because she suffered from pregnancy…
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the 30 April 2021. The scheme allows employers to furlough their staff for any amount of time and any work pattern. For example: An employee can be furloughed for 100%…
Disability Discrimination Record £4.7m to bank worker bullied over disability In Royal Bank of Scotland plc v AB a bank worker has been successful in bringing a disability discrimination claim…
Unfair Dismissal and Disability Miss S J Austin vs The Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust A hospital secretary has been found to have been unfairly dismissed and discriminated against on…
